Side-by-side distribution
Go (Golang)
$146,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.9%
- Live roles
- 296
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.2%
- Live roles
- 198
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Go Lead)
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Go)
Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)
Go to Market Engineer
Senior Software Engineer (GO)
Backend Software Engineer (C++, Go)
Staff Software Engineer - EDR Agent (Go)
Senior Staff Engineer - Golang
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch
Software Engineer 2 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
talentpluto
|
$145,000 | 10 |
Bloomreach
|
$56,441 | 4 |
| RH RVO Health | $134,325 | 3 |
| YL YLD | $773,411 | 2 |
PrizePicks
|
$180,000 | 2 |
| AI Apollo.io | $155,000 | 2 |
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
|
Notion
|
$325,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$61,110 | 10 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 6 |
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 5 |
|
Sentry
|
$206,644 | 4 |
| YL YLD | $773,411 | 2 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Oscilar
|
$157,563 | 2 |
LangChain
|
$200,000 | 1 |
Go (Golang) salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $170,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $153,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $134,325 | 4 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $178,288 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 3 |
| London | $83,649 | 3 |
Go (Golang) vs JavaScript: which pays more?
The median for Go (Golang) is $146,250 per year (typically $126,699–$186,450), versus $175,000 for JavaScript ($101,938–$200,000). That puts JavaScript about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Go (Golang) and JavaScript are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.